Continental Airlines Says Biofuels Blend Performed As Good or Better Than Jet Fuel in Test Flight

Biofuels Journal
Date Posted: June 18, 2009

Houston—Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced June 17 the results of its Jan. 7, 2009, biofuel demonstration flight, which was conducted in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International, and Honeywell's UOP.

The biofuel blend performed as well as or better than traditional jet fuel, displaying an approximately 1.1 percent increase in fuel efficiency over traditional jet fuel in different stages of the demonstration flight.

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